BRNO, Czech Republic — Marc Marquez became the first Ducati rider to win five consecutive MotoGP races with a victory in Sunday’s Tissot Grand Prix of Czechia.
The series point leader was made to work for it in the first half of the battle. Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia Racing) put up a good fight before finishing 1.7 seconds behind Marquez.
Marquez captured his sixth victory of the season in what was round 12 of the championship.
With his brother, Alex Marquez, crashing out of the race, Marc Marquez leads the championship by 120 markers over second-place Alex Marquez.
While Bezzecchi finished second, Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) held off a late Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team) comeback to pick up his first podium of the season.
Bagnaia and Raul Fernandez (Trackhouse MotoGP Team) completed the top five.
